A013 (Amending HoD Rule of Order XIV [Recording Vote Totals in the Journal])

House of Deputies Message #98

The House of Deputies informs the House of Bishops that on Jun 23, 2024 it considered resolution A013 (Amending HoD Rule of Order XIV [Recording Vote Totals in the Journal]). The house acted to:

Adopt Substitute - HD Only


Resolved, That the House of Deputies of the 81st General Convention amends Section XIV.E.5 and add a new subsection F of the House Rules of Order as follows: 

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5.   Posting the results. The results of all Votes by Orders will be posted promptly in a manner that is readily accessible to the House and the public and includes how each order in each diocese voted.  

F.    Publishing votes in the Journal. The tally of the results of all recorded votes, whether a standard electronic vote or a vote by orders, shall be recorded in the Journal of Convention. Standard electronic votes shall record the total number of votes cast in favor and opposed. Votes by Orders shall be reported by the total number by orders of deputations voting for, against, or divided.  

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5.   Posting the results. The results of all Votes by Orders will be posted promptly in a manner that is readily accessible to the House and the public and includes how each order in each diocese voted.  

F.    Publishing votes in the Journal. The tally of the results of all recorded votes, whether a standard electronic vote or a vote by orders, shall be recorded in the Journal of Convention. Standard electronic votes shall record the total number of votes cast in favor and opposed. Votes by Orders shall be reported by the total number by orders of deputations voting for, against, or divided.

F. Reporting. The tally of the results of all recorded votes, whether a standard electronic vote or a vote by orders, shall be recorded in the Journal of Convention. Standard electronic votes shall record the total number of votes cast in favor, opposed, or abstaining. Votes by Orders shall be reported by the total number of deputations voting for, against, or divided.